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    TR: Heartbreak Ridge, July 13, 2011

    Last Wednesday Dookey67 and I did a recon mission back to Heartbreak Ridge.

    I last skied there in 2006.

    (In 2006 US Marines politely greeted us at the gate. Last year and this year they had a private security firm at the gates.)
    When Dookey and I tried to ski near there last year we found a lift, but no snow.

    (The Marines we met got a good laugh at our exploits. They also tried to help us and radioed others to check for snow availability.)
    Since this was a recon mission to find snow, before skiing on Heartbreak Ridge we hiked over to the next ridge, Jackwagon Ridge.

    Here is Dookey67 followed by Penny:

    Vets stops near the bottom of Jackwagon Ridge followed by Makisha:

    Penny joins in:

    The snow was smooth, so we headed up for another run. Dookey67 heads up for another run on Jackwagon Ridge while Penny sniffs the bootpack:

    Vets skiing back over the edge of Jackwagon Ridge:

    Makisha:

    Penny:

    Dookey67:



    After two laps on Jackwagon Ridge, we hiked back up to Heartbreak Ridge proper...

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    Vets does some recon skiing to see if the snow goes all the way through on Heartbreak Ridge:

    Dookey67:

    (After a very brief hike and traverse we found that the snow did go a lot longer.)
    Dookey67 and Penny:

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    Vets:

    It felt good to ski there again. We'll have to head there earlier next year.

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    sweet

    USMC treat us well out there, eh?
    I didn't believe in reincarnation when I was your age either.

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    Get some!

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    Awesome pic: love seeing dogs having the time of their life running down the snow. Great summer stoke!

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    Another great patch session. Happy to see Mikisha getting face shots

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    fool and TWINS,
    Penny and Makisha thank you. Even though over the past couple of days they got to go mountain biking along with a little swimming, they still want to go skiing again soon too.

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